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Returns: Local & State Elections
Use this blog to discussion Mississippi and Jackson elections. Yes, non-Jacksonians are welcome. Here's to America and freedom.
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Immigration
Advocates: In Mississippi, ICE Agents Arrest, Tase Migrants, Documented or Not
Children finished their first day of school with no parents to go home to tonight. Babies and toddlers remained at daycare with no guardian to pick them up. A child …
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Immigration
Field Hearing Sheds Light on Mississippi ICE Raids
The (ICE) field hearing touched on the impact of the raids on local economies, the cost of carrying them out, and back wages owed to workers, but it did not …
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Politics
Hood: Judge Tate Reeves for 'Rebel Flags,' Not Frat's College Blackface
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood "did all kinds of stupid things in college," but he is "sure" wearing blackface is not one of them, he told a crowd in Jackson …
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Rossini Cucina Italiana
Family owned and operated since 1999, Rossini offers high end taste and service with a casual price and atmosphere. An amazing menu offering unique choices from homemade spaghetti and meatballs to superior hand cut beef filets.
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Mississippi Craft Center
Featuring works by members of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi. Craft demonstrations from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. The center has a satellite location at Fondren Corner (2906 N. State St.).
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JIG Garden
The Jackson Inner-city Gardeners (JIG), a local nonprofit, grows and sells produce at the site. JIG will sell the produce fresh from the farm on Saturdays May - August. A portion of the harvest will be donated to local food …
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Laurel Street Park
From greaterbelhaven.com: Laurel Street Park is located at 1841 Laurel Street, near the intersection of Laurel and Howard streets, and Laurel and St. Mary streets. Laurel Street runs parallel to Riverside Drive.
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H.C. Porter Gallery
Signature gallery featuring environmental portraits, the Backyards and Beyond series, and Blues @ Home featuring photographs of blues artists. Open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Wyatt Waters Gallery
Features watercolor paintings, prints, posters, calendars, books and cards. The gift shop has T-shirts, mugs, tote bags and other novelty items.
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The Ice House Venue
(located behind Barefield) From Facebook: A wedding/event venue. This grand historic building has original wood floors, expansive brick walls and plenty of space for your ceremony AND reception of any size.
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No Sex in This City
A few years ago, I went on a journey to find my Mr. Right by going on 100 dates in a year. I blogged about each date, with plans to …
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The Kill Zone
Moving wounded and dodging American bullets in Fallujah
Entering the besieged Iraqi city of Fallujah was difficult, but not impossible. We came in along the backroads, following the Euphrates River past beautiful date groves, villages of clay houses, …
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Open Letter to City: Open Briefings; Let Info Flow
As rumors swirl about everything from gas prices to lawlessness, the City of Jackson has seemed to take a bunker mentality. They are, apparently, having "briefings" twice a day between …
